6th Grade Vocabulary

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amateur

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a beginner or non-professional

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sympathy

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feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune

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figurative language

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writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

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drought

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a long period without rain

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stylistic devices

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A general term referring to all elements that contribute to the 'style' or manner of a given piece of writing

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empathy

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the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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simile

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a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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personification

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attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.